(Security) Testing - Trust but Verify (Everything and Everyone)

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How a Hacker's Mom Broke Into a Prison—and the Warden's Computer

Security analyst John Strand had a contract to test a correctional facility’s defenses. He sent the best person for the job: his mother.

Great story on security testing, that makes the general testing point: "Trust but Verify" applies to all types of testing.

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